Moving on, here are some things that caught my eye this weekend — when I wasn’t barricading the doors and rationing water, that is…

— I didn’t watch the VMAs last night because I have a soul and am no longer required to watch them under ambiguous terms of employment, but I did search around the InterWebs this morning to locate the new teaser for The Hunger Games that debuted on the show. I’ve already confessed that I’m a big fan of the books and intensely interested in how this film will turn out, but the first teaser was a little underwhelming.

Basically, the fire effects seem a little wonky, and there’s not enough going on in this teaser to really grab my attention. I recognize the scene that’s unfolding in the clip, but will it have any appeal to people who haven’t read the books? I’m not so sure.

Still, it was nice to see — or rather, hear — the little nod to the fans at the end of the clip: a four-note whistle that plays a big role in The Hunger Games storyline.

— I’m ridiculously excited about Bioshock Infinite, so I was closely following the new info to come out of this weekend’s PAX Prime. Over at Kotaku, my buddy Stephen Totilo recorded a great little video from the Bioshock panel in which creative director Ken Levine walks attendees through the creation of one of the game’s scenes.

There are also some cool video related to the voice acting in the game, though I really wish one or both of these clips could be embedded.

— Is that a cat… driving a car?

Is that a cat driving a car… and recreating a scene from 2007’s Quentin Tarantino grindhouse film Death Proof?

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Rick Marshall is a professional geek, full-time journalist, occasional photographer, indentured servant to incestuous cats, unwilling party host, speedy talker, obsessive story collector, and most importantly, a dad. This is his personal blog.